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Jesuits Elect 31St Superior General of the Society of Jesus Quarterly newsletter forU friends of the Oregon PDATE Province Winter 2016 Oregon Provincial Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, with the New Superior General Fr. Arturo Sosa Abascal, SJ. Jesuits Elect 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus In this issue: Father Arturo Sosa Abascal, SJ, of Venezuela was elected the 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus at the Jesuits’ General Congregation 36 (GC 36) in Rome on October 14. Fr. p. 2 Letter from the Sosa is the first Latin American Superior General of the Society of Jesus, the largest religious Provincial order of priests and brothers in the Catholic Church. Fr. Sosa, Delegate of the General for the International Houses and Works of the Society of In Memoriam Jesus in Rome, was elected by 212 Jesuit electors at the General Congregation, the supreme p. 3 governing body of the Society, held at the Jesuit Curia, the Society’s headquarters in Rome. News from Around He succeeds Father Adolfo Nicolás, SJ, 80, who resigned as planned after serving as Superior p. 6 the Province General since 2008. “Fr. Sosa strikes me as a man who is imminently comfortable in his skin, as easy to be Letter from the around as your next door neighbor, and whose way of being immediately puts you at ease,” p. 8 Development said Oregon Provincial Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, one of two Oregon Province delegates at GC 36. Director “His smile is warm and friendly, and he is always quick with a word of humor at meals or in the hallway. When I approached him to congratulate him, I said, ‘Felicidades, Padre General!’ Continued on pg. 4 Update Letter from the Provincial Winter 2016 Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ How Can This Not Change Us? Provincial Siobhán Lawlor The experience of being here in Rome for General Director of Development Congregation 36 has been exciting, moving, and consoling. Jim Muyo It has also been challenging. I suspect I will return to the Communications Director Oregon and California provinces a changed man. Kimberly Randles While I realize that sounds dramatic, I think it is the truth. Senior Philanthropy Officer To sit every day next to Bhausaheb from Pune, India Darlene Allred on my left, and Joaquim from East Timor on my right, to Philanthropy Officer look out at the aula (hall) and see Jesuits of all colors, sizes, Fr. Samuel P. Bellino, SJ Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ and shapes from every corner of the world, I am excited to Legacy Planning Oregon Provincial see how universal we really are. It reminds me of how God calls us each in our distinct and different places but to this common life as Jesuits. We are more similar than different. To see Fr. Adolfo Nicolás resign with grace and freedom, to hear exceedingly Stay Connected with gracious words spoken of him, and then to watch him simply walk out of the door of the Oregon Province the aula after his eight years of being our Superior General, was a moving reminder of the freedom to which we Jesuits are called. We hold our jobs and roles loosely, Find us online! Check out at jesuitswest.org. trusting that ultimately all is about service. To engage in some 50+ short yet honest conversations or murmuratios with my Join the conversation on our fellow GC 36 members about just who should be our next general, to watch Fr. Arturo Facebook and Twitter pages: Sosa kneel in the center of the aula and make his profession of faith and pledge to be our Father General, and to witness him slip so gracefully and capably into the role as facebook.com/nwjesuits our leader has all been so extremely consoling. The Spirit of God has truly been with us in our group discernment. Our God is a trustworthy God! Our work now is to discuss governance and mission. At every moment we are twitter.com/nwjesuits invited back to our reason for being, which is following Jesus, giving ourselves ever more fully to him, seeing the face of God which is multi-cultural (like the Jesuits in the aula!), and asking how we can better serve the human family. At virtually every Questions or moment, this has been our task, our challenge. How can seeing and being a part of these events not change me? How can it not Comments? change us? Give us a call at 503-221-2305 I thank you all for your support and prayers in these exciting, moving, consoling, or email communications director Jim Muyo at and challenging days of the General Congregation. Please pray also that God will help [email protected]. make happen in the Oregon and California provinces — and very soon the Jesuits West Province — what is meant to happen as a result of my and the other delegates’ presence here in Rome. May we all be open to the new things God has in store for us. Thank you and God bless! Winter 2015 Society of Jesus - Oregon Province PO Box 86010, Portland, OR 97286 www.jesuitswest.org 2 In Memoriam Fr. Carmine Sacco, SJ Fr. Fredric Schlatter, SJ Oct. 22, 1924 - Sept. 21, 2016 June 16, 1926 - Oct. 21, 2016 Father Carmine J. Sacco, SJ, who was Father Fredric W. Schlatter, SJ, pastor of St. Rita Catholic Church in entered into God’s peace on October Tacoma for 32 years, 1979 to 2011, 21 at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center entered into God’s peace on September Infirmary in Los Gatos, Calif. He was 90. 21 at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in A scholar of classical languages and Los Gatos, Calif. He was 91. history, Fr. Schlatter was an outstanding professor, educator, Fr. Sacco was born in Seattle in 1924 and entered the Jesuit gentleman, and priest who influenced the lives of many Order in 1944. After the usual studies, he was ordained a students at Gonzaga University as well as those studying for priest in Spokane in 1957 by Bishop Bernard Topel. After that, the priesthood. he was a teacher of religion at Seattle Preparatory School and Born in Tacoma on June 16, 1926, Fredric and his younger then at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma. Most of his brother, James, were the two children of Fredrick W. and priestly ministry, however, was spent as pastor of a parish. Genevieve M. (Boyne) Schlatter. Fred graduated from From 1971 to 1974 he was pastor of St. Luke Church, Bellarmine Preparatory (Tacoma) and entered the Jesuit Woodburn, Ore. After graduate study in theology, he became Novitiate in August 1943 at Sheridan, Ore. He excelled in pastor of St. Ignatius Church in Portland from 1975 to 1979. the humanities and philosophy, and after his ordination on The major life work of Fr. Sacco was as pastor of St. Rita June 16, 1956 (Spokane) Fr. Schlatter went on to Princeton Church in the hilltop area of Tacoma. For 32 years he University to obtain a doctorate in the classics in 1960. provided daily spiritual and material help to the members With this degree in hand, Fr. Schlatter began an era of his parish and others. St. Rita was originally an Italian of teaching the classics, first for seven years instructing national parish, and he was only the fourth pastor over a younger Jesuits in formation for priesthood and for the period of approximately 90 years. next 30 years at Gonzaga University where he taught in Fr. Sacco was a caring and loving pastor who was beloved the classics and history departments. Every class he taught by his parishioners because he was always there for them, started promptly on time and went the full time allotted; because of his good humor, and because of his excellent never was a moment wasted nor a harsh word spoken preaching. by Fr. Schlatter when he was teaching. He was named In 2011, at the age of 86, and due to ill health, he was Professor Emeritus in 1997 by Gonzaga University; with no longer able to serve as pastor so he moved to the Jesuit this honor he reduced his work and teaching duties but Community at Bellarmine. There he spent his time in remained available to mentor and guide students and prayer, reading, receiving visitors from St. Rita Parish, and colleagues. Fr. Schlatter remained mobile and lively until performing tasks around the house as best he could. the very last few days of life. R. Theodore E. Kestler, SJ Dec. 18, 1943 - Oct. 12, 2016 Father Ted Kestler, SJ, minister to In 1982, Fr. Kestler was missioned by the Jesuits to serve in residents of Chefornak, Alaska died in Alaska. His first assignment was in the remote village of Kaltag. a house fire on October 12. He was 72. In 1985, Fr, Kestler was appointed rector and president At the time of his passing, Fr. Kestler of St. Michael’s Institute at Gonzaga University. All the was serving in the Yup’ik village of while, however, his desire to return to Alaska continued Chefornak with a population of just over 400. Located on undiminished. the south bank of the Kinia River in the Yukon-Kuskokwim In 1990 he was appointed to serve as general superior of Delta, it is about 98 air miles southwest of Bethel. Chefornak Jesuits in Alaska, which he did for nine years. In 1997, he residents practice a subsistence lifestyle and rely on became superior also of the St. Mary’s Jesuit community of commercial fishing. approximately 10 priests serving in western Alaska. Father Kestler was born in Tacoma on Dec. 18, 1943, In remembering Fr.
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